A Section: m. 1-4

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Greensleeves, A Section, Measures 1-4 are broken down and walked through. Hugh first teaches the right hand alone, then the left hand alone, followed by how to combine both hands. Notation is overlaid to help you follow along with the lines being taught.

- So the first piece we're going to work on…is Green Sleeves.…This is a special arrangement that I made…to make it easy for you to sound good right off the bat.…Now don't be intimidated.…Yes, you're going to be playing with hands together,…but as you'll see, we're going to take this apart…a little bit at a time,…and even if you don't read a note of music,…I'm going to show you everything you need to know…to be able to play this piece comfortably…and with a lot of confidence.…So let me play this through for you one time…so you can hear what it sounds like,…and then we'll get to work pulling it apart.…Green Sleeves.…

(playing Green Sleeves)…All right, so let's get started.…

Let's take a look at the first line of music,…and you're just going to see, we're going to take a look…at just the notes in the treble clef.…Remember the G clef, our GF.…So as you can see, remember the mnemonic,…Ew Great Big Dog Fur,…it just so happens that the very first note…that we're going to be looking at…is the very first note in that first line.…

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8/25/2016

Learn how to play piano. Music professor and acclaimed accompanist Hugh Sung has created a comprehensive video library of piano lessons and clear, over-the-shoulder shots of performances of classic tunes. Watch at your own pace while you learn fundamentals like reading sheet music, finger placement, and posture, and practice playing melody and rhythm with the right and left hands. The piano exercises in this beginner-level course cover classics like "Greensleeves" and "Scarborough Fair" at different tempos, so you can slowly increase your pace as you get more comfortable at the keyboard. Hugh's enthusiasm for piano is contagious and his lessons emphasize learning to play popular songs using a step-by-step method that any level of player can follow.

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